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Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

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Sunday, August 14, 2016

RSN: How to Break the Power of Money in Politics, Democrats' Tactic of Accusing Critics of Kremlin Allegiance Has Long, Ugly History in US




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Glenn Greenwald | Democrats' Tactic of Accusing Critics of Kremlin Allegiance Has Long, Ugly History in US 
Glenn Greenwald. (photo: Reuters) 
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept 
Greenwald writes: "A Frequent Weapon For Democrats in the 2016 election is to publicly malign those they regard as critics and adversaries as Russia sympathizers, Putin stooges, or outright agents of the Kremlin. To put it mildly, this is not a new tactic in U.S. political discourse, and it's worth placing it in historical context. That's particularly true given how many people have now been targeted with this attack." 
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Baltimore Police Cuffed, Stunned and Shot People in Mental Health Crisis, Even if They Posed No Threat 
Kimbriell Kelly, The Washington Post 
Kelly writes: "Police response to individuals with mental illness, an issue that has taken center stage in Justice Department investigations in recent years, is again in the spotlight given a lengthy new report showing how often Baltimore officers forcibly detain people in crisis." 
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Doing Double Time: Chronic Diseases a Chronic Problem in Prisons 
Jessica Firger, Newsweek 
Firger writes: "Gregory Finney, then 37, felt extremely unlucky but in good physical condition when he arrived at Louisiana State Penitentiary in 2001. He had been shipped to the notorious maximum-security prison in Angola to serve 15 years for drug possession and shoplifting." 
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Judge Rules Ohio Can't Block Planned Parenthood Funds 
Irin Carmon, NBC News 
Carmon writes: "A federal judge blocked Ohio's attempt to strip non-abortion funding from Planned Parenthood, ruling on a preliminary basis that state authorities had overstepped with a new regulation blocking abortion providers from unrelated health funds." 
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How to Break the Power of Money in Politics 
David Korten, YES! Magazine 
Korten writes: "Our current political chaos has a simple explanation. The economic system is driving environmental collapse, economic desperation, political corruption, and financial instability. And it isn't working for the vast majority of people." 
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Detained Immigrant Moms Strike to 'Get Out Dead or Alive' 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "After fleeing violence and now seeing their children threaten suicide because of prolonged detainment, 22 mothers in a Pennsylvania detention center are holding a hunger strike because 'we will get out dead or alive.'" 
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Lead Levels Below EPA Limits Can Still Impact Your Health 
Jessica Pupovac, NPR 
Pupovac writes: "The residents of Flint, Mich., received some welcome news this week: Researchers released the results of a new round of water tests, showing lead levels in that city's water system falling just below the Environmental Protection Agency action level." 
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